[186] leaves in various foliations : 30 x 38 cm. (fol.)

Engravings signed by one or more of the following: Ioan. Galle excud.; P. Galle fec[it], Theodor. Galle fe[cit]; Ioan. Stradanus invent.; M. de Vos invent. (or figuravit), Hieronymus Wierx sculpsit (or fecit); Martinus Heemskerck inv.; Tobias Verhaecht inv.; F. Floris invent.; Iodocus de Momper invent.; Adrian Collaert sculp.; Carol de Mallery sculp.; Ambr. Francken invent; Petrus Bruegel inven.; and others

Engraved, illustrated title leaf

Contains 30 sections that are either separately numbered, or unnumbered. Some of the sections were apparently also issued separately or in customized compilations

The Dibner Library copy has a woodcut table of contents ([1] p.), with caption title "Imaginum hoc speculo comprehensarum ordo et numerus," inserted following the title leaf

Engraved title leaf -- table of contents (woodcut) -- Triplex lex (3 plates) -- Theatrum vitae humanae (title leaf and 6 plates) -- Typus naturae humanae (5 plates) -- Quinque hominum sensus (5 unnumbered plates) -- Septem artes liberales speculatiuae (7 plates) -- Artes practicae, manuales & honestae (8 plates) -- Septem planetarum signa & operationes (7 plates) -- Quatuor praedominantes complexiones (4 plates) -- Quatuor quae in terra fortissima sunt (4 plates) -- Quatuor elementa, eorumq́ue effectus (4 plates) -- Quatuor anni tempestates (4 plates) -- Quatuor temporis partes & interualla (4 plates) -- Menses duodecim anni solaris, cum totidem signis caelestibus (13 unnumbered plates) -- Circulus vicissitudinis rerum humanarum (8 plates) -- Temporis vices, ac variorum per ipsum statuum, virtutum, vitiorumq́ue repraesentatio (9 plates) -- Quatuor mundi aetates (4 plates) -- Triumphus cupidinis, pudicitiae, mortis, & temporis (6 plates) -- Diuitum miseria, inquietudo, finis, & diuitiarum terminus (6 plates) -- Laboris & solertiae natura, commoda, praemium (6 plates) -- Litis abusus (8 plates) -- Animae incuria ob nimiam corporis curam (4 unnumbered plates on 2 leaves) -- Iudicij popularis vanitas & stoliditas (6 plates) -- Octo mundi miracula (8 plates) -- Noua hoc saeculo reperta (title leaf and 19 plates) -- Americae, vel noui orbis retectio (4 plates) -- Vermis sericus, aut bombyx (6 plates) -- Triplex hominum status, & vniuscuiusque munia ac partes (4 plates) -- Duces sub triplici lege selectissimi (3 plates) -- Patientiae schema & triumphus (8 plates) -- Tempus omnia & singula consumens (1 plate)

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